"Southern California changed the way people eat hamburgers, hot dogs and tacos after World War II. The rise of car culture in the 1940s and '50s brought about several fast food chains that are still around today. RELATED: After 75 years, Jack in the Box still has a head for business A couple of them, Jack in the Box and Hot Dog on a Stick, are hitting major milestones this year."
"1940: Richard and Maurice McDonald open a drive-in in San Bernardino. In 1948, they overhaul it to serve rapidly prepared hamburgers and McDonald's is born. Carl's Jr. Happy Star performs at the opening of a Manhattan restaurant in 2018. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Carl's Jr.) 1941: Carl Karcher opens a hot dog stand at a corner of Florence and Central avenues in Los Angeles, a forerunner to Carl's Jr., which would grow up in Anaheim."
Car culture in the 1940s and 1950s spurred the creation of drive-in and rapid-service hamburger, hot dog and taco concepts across Southern California. Key early openings include McDonald's drive-in in 1940 (overhauled in 1948), Carl Karcher's 1941 hot dog stand that led to Carl's Jr., and multiple 1946 launches such as Hot Dog on a Stick and Original Tommy's. In-N-Out began in 1948, Jack in the Box opened in 1951, and Der Wienerschnitzel started in 1961. The oldest operating McDonald's in Downey opened August 18, 1953.
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